Bluestreak
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Post by Bluestreak on Feb 25, 2008 16:20:42 GMT -5
As Bluestreak's cup grows emptier, his doorwings droop at a bit more of a relaxed angle, and he grows quieter. The few times he's gotten himself plastered he's discovered that he's more of a mellow drunk than an angry drunk, and one of the guaranteed ways to shut him up is to get a cube or two of high-grade into his systems.
"Hmm," he says in reply to Boondocker. "Dunno if I want to meet him, then. Still, would be interesting to see how we're different, you know?"
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Boondocker
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Post by Boondocker on Feb 27, 2008 19:31:30 GMT -5
Boondocker nodded faintly, sipping at his cup until Nightbeat speaks up. The illustration is lost on the hickbot, as he's not had that point in history happen to him yet. He turns to Kup, Synapse, and Bluestreak: "...y'all got any clue as t' whut ol' Botgart over thar is-a yammerin' about?"
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Post by Kup on Feb 27, 2008 20:38:25 GMT -5
"Well, the new Emirate Xaaron and Swerve are pretty different from the old ones in a lot of ways, but from the sounds of things, it's the rest of us that are really different." He snorts. "Supposedly, I'm a politician."
He looks at Bluestreak, expression severe now. "And... whether you wanna meet him or not, looks like we may not have much choice. Perceptor's pretty certain that we will be facin' more crossovers. He seems to think it's only a matter of time."
With the commotion nearer the center of the party, Kup turns to watch it all. When Nightbeat reveals the symbol, he opens his optics wide. "You've... never heard of the Matrix, Boondocker?" Kup asks, surprised. "It's basically what makes a Prime a Prime. What Rodimus used to defeat Unicron, and it was from the Matrix that he was able to recover the full tale of our species' origins."
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Synapse
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Post by Synapse on Feb 27, 2008 23:18:02 GMT -5
Synapse stares as Nightbeat begins his oration. Things aren't quite making the right amount of sense to him at the moment and the illustration has Synapse's visor flickering as he reboots his optics repeatedly to try to catch sight of this Matrix pattern. It's not that his vision's fairing poorly, things have never been clearer. The data just isn't quite getting all the way through to him. Kup's explanation about a Matrix has Synapse swinging about to look back at the older mech with an oddly expressive glance of confusion.
"It sounds like something entirely mystical..." he muses out loud, movements a little loose. Words and thoughts aren't staying as tightly packed as they should be. In moments of normalcy, Synapse would never voice such questions so immediately after thinking of them. "How and where does a Prime keep such a powerful object?"
Now isn't quite a moment of normalcy.
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Bluestreak
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Post by Bluestreak on Feb 28, 2008 0:22:17 GMT -5
Bluestreak's doors jerk up a bit in surprise at Kup's stern look. "Oh. Uh... well, the other Swerve and Xaaron aren't that bad... but from what I've heard, we're all evil or something over there..."
When Nightbeat gives his presentation Bluestreak watches with interest. But at the detective's revelation and Kup's explanation, his optics widen. Eerie... just eerie...
He quickly downs the rest of his high grade. "So whatever brought us here... does it WANT us to find it? Because why else would it leave stuff in patterns like that?"
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Boondocker
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Post by Boondocker on Feb 28, 2008 7:21:54 GMT -5
Boondocker turns his attention to Kup now. "Naw, suh. I nevah had much interaction with Prime 'fore he went off to Cybertron an' left Magnus in charge. Nobody ever mentioned such a thang that I kin recall..."
'Cause in Boony's time, Autobot City hasn't been built very long, and Plot Devices haven't been triggered yet.
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Post by Kup on Feb 28, 2008 10:36:37 GMT -5
Autobot City had only barely been finished by the movie, so it couldn't have been built very long at all in Boondocker's time!
"It goes in the chest cavity, Synapse." Kup gestures vaugely towards Rodimus. "Rodimus carries it, Optimus carried it before him, U-Haul carried it before that."
Kup shakes his head at Bluestreak. "Symbols makes it less likely that we were brought here by accident, but I'd say we still ain't got enough to figure out why we're here, or what whatever it is wants. You ask Nightbeat about that, though, and I'm sure he'll be willing to throw some theories at you."
Kup now takes another long drink - unlike the others, he can hold his drink rather well - optics narrowed as he observes the other groups in the area.
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Synapse
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Post by Synapse on Feb 29, 2008 0:08:12 GMT -5
It must be an age thing...or experience. Oh Synapse doesn't know at the moment and he's not worried about it. All he knows is that everything is feeling quite pleasant and that he's not felt this relaxed in ages.
Kup's response is responded to with a "How curious," and a wondering nod before the scout backs against a roof-edge and slides down. Yes, Synapse is very much a lightweight but he doesn't quite know that. All he knows now is that his systems are calling for a break and his receptors are practically crackling with activity on all ends. Perhaps it is time for a little break.
Perhaps---and he's out like a light before you know it, visor dimmed and everything quite relaxed.
OOC: Synapse is out cold and skippable. Unless someone decides to take it upon themselves to smack him awake.
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Bluestreak
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Post by Bluestreak on Feb 29, 2008 16:19:33 GMT -5
Bluestreak giggles a little at Kup's U-Haul quip, and the giggle lasts a little longer than he'd intended it to. Maybe he shouldn't have finished his drink so fast...
"Huh... maybe I'll talk to Nightbeat about it... see what he thinks..." He looks down into his cup and frowns at the last few drops of high grade clinging to the sides. "But maybe I'll get a refill first..."
Then Synapse leaves the land of the concious, and Bluestreak stares at the minibot for a moment. "Um... is he okay?"
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Boondocker
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Post by Boondocker on Mar 3, 2008 0:15:43 GMT -5
Boondocker squats down at Bluestreak's question, blinking optics at Synapse. "Ah reckon he is... Jus' had a lil' too much, looks like."
The hickbot rises back to his full height, but slightly wobbly. "Oooh, stuff's already workin' on mah balance..." he mumbles, then steadying himself. Then his attention goes to Grimlock. "...'nother reason why y'all don' let him overcharge?"
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Post by Kup on Mar 3, 2008 11:30:53 GMT -5
U-Haul quip? That wasn't a quip. The Prime prior to Optimus was U-Haul Prime!1 Kup frowns at Bluestreak, trying to figure out why the young 'Bot is giggling.
When Synapse falls over, Kup puts down his glass on the nearest ledge and kneels next to the Minibot to make sure he's all right. "He's fine. Just can't hold his energon, is all." Then he gently picks up Synapse and stands up.
"Oh, Grimlock? If you wanna know why we avoid lettin' him get overcharged, you just needa look at the sidewalk, really." Kup looks towards the Dinobot commander. "He seems to be recovering well enough, though."
"Now if you'll excuse me, I'd better get him below. I'll be back in a few." And with that, Kup carries Synapse off the roof.
OOC: Out of thread. Carrying of Synapse done with player permission. Kup will be returning to the party shortly, but may pick up in a different thread.
1 The robot shown to be Prime prior to Optimus in the cartoon universe is only seen in flashbacks during FFOD, and never named on-screen. In the script, he is called only, "U-Haul Robot." Considering the Transformer origins as service products, the idea of an early Transformer (and U-Haul is shown to date back to Quint times) having a really, really horrible name isn't all that strange, and so Adminimus has decided to run with it. Thus, for Deadzone purposes, the cartoon universe Prime prior to Optimus is U-Haul Prime. He did not pass the Matrix directly onto Optimus, however. After he was killed by Megatron early in the Third Great War, Alpha Trion got the Matrix, and he held onto it until he happened on a robot he believed was a likely carrier: Orion Pax.
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Bluestreak
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Post by Bluestreak on Mar 3, 2008 14:21:51 GMT -5
Okay, so maybe going for a refill isn't such a good idea. If a simple explanation by Kup sets Bluestreak giggling like a maniac, maybe he's had a bit much.
"See ya, Kup," he says with a wave. "Hey Boondocker, I'm off for a refill. Want me to snag you one?"
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Boondocker
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Post by Boondocker on Mar 6, 2008 0:21:23 GMT -5
Boondocker shakes his head a bit. "Naw, ah reckon ah'll pass. Thankya, though."
His cup was still half-full, after all!
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Bluestreak
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Post by Bluestreak on Mar 6, 2008 16:20:33 GMT -5
"Okay," says Bluestreak, giving a hearty wave. "Be right back."
He snags another drink, taking a swig of it on the stroll back. Unfortunately, his systems aren't used to the high-grade, and he makes it about halfway back before he stumbles. He catches himself, managing to slop some of his drink on his chestplate, and giggles a little at his own misstep.
"So..." he says, talking slowly so as not to mispronounce anything, "what do you do, Boondocker? I'm a gunner, that's my function... what about you?"
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Post by Boondocker on Mar 6, 2008 23:40:32 GMT -5
"Whoa, careful thar, feller. Don' go crashin' y'self..." Boondocker warns, patting the Datsun's shoulder.
At the question, Boondocker ponders. "Wail...ah reckon ah'm jes' a general soldier. Do what I can wharevuh ah'm needed. Clean stuff up, fix up simple stuff, and fight th' good fight on occasion. Ah mostly stuck with janitorial stuff back home."
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